I wasn't quite satisfied with this, the sound is quite muddy and didnt like the sound. However its very cheap and therefore quite ok as a first amp, which was the case when i bought this. I cant recommend this amp, but it is cheap for an 40w amp. As a beginner player you should really consider spending more money on amp than getting this sucky amp. The bad sound of this thing can turn you down and so you may quit playing quitar because of that. Maybe if you would get few pedals to go with this one, you could maybe make the sound a little better. But yea as a conclusion, buy a bit better one, if you want to have a nice sound when you play :)